Summary of Sherlock Holmes and the Scandal in Bohemia

This is the summary I wrote of Sherlock Holmes and the Scandal in Bohemia.

ILLUSTRATED TIMELINE

This is the illustrated timeline based on the book Egypt by

Stephen Biesty. The book is about an ancient Egyptian going on a trip

through Egypt to Piramesse, where the pharaoh is.

ToonDoo

This is the ToonDoo I made on a chapter in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Habits of Mind Goal

Remaining Open to Continuous Learning

This week my Habits of Mind goal is remaining open to continuous learning - Being proud of admitting we don't know; resisting complacency. Learn from experiences!

Red Rope Writing

This week we watched a video called Dangle and we wrote wonderings, vocab and possible topics. Instead of brainstorming, we had a challenge to use a simile or metaphor in our writing.

Date: 31/05/2016	Motivation: Dangle - Short Film
What do I want my writing to do? Make readers curious about where the red rope comes from.
My current writing goal: Recraft and add detail.
Genre: Newspaper report
Challenge: Use a simile or metaphor in my writing
MYSTERIOUS ROPE COMES FROM SPACE Emma Kimpton, mystery news reporter. A mysterious, bright red rope was found hanging one metre over the top of a snowy hill like a rope ladder from a helicopter in Queenstown. The rope was discovered by a confused civilian, Mr. Person, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Person was taking a walk in some icy woods nearby his house when he noticed the rope, so he climbed the hill to get a closer look. Mr. Person tried pulling it, swinging it, but nothing happened. He couldn’t see the other end, so he informed the police, who immediately sent up some helicopters to investigate and find the other end of the rope. The helicopters just kept on going up and before they knew it, they were in space. All five engines failed but of course since they wasn’t any gravity, they did not fall, but they were stuck in space until someone saved them. In the heat of the moment, they forgot they would not die immediately and decided their best chance of survival was to put on their parachutes and jump for it. Sadly, before anyone could make it back to Earth, they suffocated and died. “We don’t know what to expect,” said one of the helicopter drivers who later suffocated. So as far as we know, the Red Rope comes from another universe on an alien planet, but it’s certain the police won’t be sending anyone back up any time soon.
Did you achieve my writing goal? How do you know? I think I acheived my writing goal because I  did go into detail while explaining how Mr. Person found the rope and what happened when the helicopters got into space.

Habits of Mind Goal

My Habits of Mind goal this week is Questioning and Problem Posing - How do you know? Having a questioning attitude; knowing what data are needed and developing questioning strategies to produce those data. Finding problems to solve.

Bar Graphs

In science this week we have been making bar graphs. A bar graph has a y-axis and an x-axis. Since the bar graphs we made were based on how long it took for different types of sugar to dissolve in water, along the y-axis were numbers representing how many seconds it took for the sugar to dissolve. along the x-axis were the four different types of sugar.

Innovations and Inventions

This term we are learning about innovations. An innovation is
improving something that already exists. It's a bit like an invention
which is creating something that doesn't already exist.

Habits of Mind Goal

My goal is Creating, imagining and innovating. This is because I love thinking of new, original, ideas.

Grandparents Day Interview

This is an interview I had with my Nana for Grandparents Day. 

• Where did you grow up?

Auckland.

• Do you think you lived a balanced lifestyle? What did this look like for you?

I lived a very balanced lifestyle.

• What did you typically take to school for lunch?

Sandwiches.

• Did you ever eat out or get takeaways? How often? What type?

We never never ate out but we ate takeaways about once a month. We had fish and chips.

• What sports did you play?

Netball and hockey.

• What sorts of activities did you do as a family?

Went on holidays together.

• What did you do for fun in your spare time?

Played with other kids in the stream.

• How often did you eat sugary foods?

We always had pudding.

• Were you aware of the need to eat healthy?

No.

• What advice would you like to give me about living a balanced lifestyle?

Don't eat processed foods and have fun with your brother and sister.

• What did you learn?  Compare the differences and the similarities between your life and your grandparent’s life.  What are your thoughts, feelings, and connections on your grandparent’s life?

I learnt that people weren't aware of the need to eat healthy food, but we have takeaways more often and there wasn't a lot of sugary foods.

This week I have been reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and I love it.

                          HARRY POTTER IS THE BEST!!!

7MS has been writing recipes, and I have written one for double chocolate chip cookies. My goal was to use active words. This is my recipe.

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

This is a recipe that my family sometimes uses. It’s very simple and delicious.

You will need:

-150g of butter

-1 cup of brown sugar

-1 cup of white sugar

-2 large eggs

-1 cup of chocolate chips

-1 tsp of baking soda

-2 cups of flour

-4 tablespoons of cocoa

1. First, turn the oven to 180° C.

2. Next, microwave the butter in a microwave-proof bowl for 1 minute or melt it in a pot until just liquid.

3. Take the butter out of the microwave or off the element and put it in a big bowl (if it isn’t already in a big bowl)

4. Add both measures of sugar and eggs to the butter and beat with a fork until thoroughly mixed.

5. Sprinkle the chocolate chips into the bowl.

6. Measure the baking soda and flour into a seive over the bowl and shake them in.

7. Mix everything in the bowl together.

8. Put pieces of baking paper into two oven trays so the biscuits won’t stick.

9. Using two teaspoons, form 1 quarter of the mix into 12 balls and put them on an oven tray. (They will flatten when they are baking).

10. Bake them just below the middle of the oven for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

11. Shape and cook the rest of the mixture the same way.

12. While biscuits are warm, lift them onto a cooling rack.

When they’ve cooled down, you can eat them!

This week we have been learning to write thank you letters. I have written one.

I have learned that it is nice to mention what the recipient did for you.